Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria Program deadline had been extended yet again. Originally slated to take effect on January 1, 2021, the new deadline extends the start date by a full year. The rules and reimbursement guidance was
Anyone who manages healthcare facilities or equipment in California is familiar with The California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, commonly referred to as OSHPD. OSHPD is a state agency tasked with monitoring the construction and renovation of hospitals in California, and the regulations also address the seismic safety
Denise McRae works as a nuclear technologist for Digirad and has provided mobile nuclear medicine with Digirad for over 18 years. She is based in Northern New Jersey, and her route takes her to New York City, Long Island, Northern New Jersey, and even parts of Pennsylvania. We sat down
As the United States struggles with reopening, cardiologists report that concerns over the Coronavirus are keeping patients from seeking care. Recent data has shown that patients who postponed treatment early in the crisis are hesitant to reschedule, and individuals who are experiencing cardiac symptoms are delaying care. In response to
Nuclear gamma technology has changed dramatically over the last decade, and innovations that once sounded impossible are now in active use across the country. One such technology is portable nuclear gamma imaging. Unlike the heavy, large, and unreliable portable cameras of the past, new imagers are highly mobile and are
Has your practice been considering the purchase of new nuclear imaging equipment? If you haven’t looked into it already, now’s a great time to update yourself on Section 179 of the tax code and how it can help you. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2018) saw some of the
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging recently wrapped up their 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, which was held on July 11-14. In response to the pandemic, SNMMI announced in late April that previously scheduled live conference in New Orleans was being replaced with a new virtual format. While vastly
In the United States, heart disease remains the number one cause of death across most groups and accounts for one in every four deaths. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease, affecting about 6.7% of adults aged over 20. Within CAD lies an extreme form,
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